Window-sash



(No Model.)

H. A. HOWE.

WINDOW SASH. No. 472,458. Patented Apr. 5, 1892. JF Fi-1f I'zyz. Y

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HERMON A. HCl/VE, OF MIDDLETOWN, CONNECTICUT.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 472,458, dated April 5,1892.

Application filed Apii1so,1891. serial No. 391,158. (No modem T all whomt may concern.-

Be it known that I, IIERMON A. HOWE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Middletowmin the county of Middlesex and State ofConnecticut, have invented new and useful ImprovementsinWindow-Sashes,of which the following is a full, clear, and exactspecifica* tion.

The object of this invention is to enable the glass in windows to bereadily taken out and replaced; and the invention consists in the novelfeatures set forth in the following specification and claim andillustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is aninside View of the window. Fig. 2 is an outside View of Fig. l. Fig. 3is a section along Fig. l. Fig. et is a view similar to Fig. 3, with thesashes partly re-V moved. Fig. 5 shows the lower sash opened. Fig. 6 isa plan View of the lower sash. Fig. 7 shows the upper sash opened. Fig.8 is a section along y y, Fig. 5. Fig. 9 is a section along z z, Fig. 5.Fig. l0 is a section alongc c, Fig. 7. Fig. ll is a section along tu w,Fig. 4.

The window-frame A is provided with strips B B, jointed or pivoted at C.By removing the screws or fastenings D, Fig. 3, the strips B can beswung ont o f place, as seen in Fig. 4 and indicated by arrowsl .in Fig.3, so that the window-sashes can be taken out of the frame. The lowersash `is shown composed of a bottom rail E, side rails F, and top railG. The sash is shown as being supplied with two glasses or lights I-I,separated by rail I; but of course one glass may be used for the. sash.The top rail G is held in place by a joint or pivot K and a screworfastening L, Fig. l, and by loosening said screw or fastening the toprail can be moved or swun gto the opening position, Fig. 5, as indicatedby arrow 2, so that the glass or glasses can be slid out of place, asindicated by arrow 3. In case a glass is vbroken or damaged it can thusbe readily removed and another substituted.

In the case of the upper sash I have found it convenient to make thelower rail E swinging or opening, so that when said rail E is opened, asindicated by arrow 4, Fig. 7, the glass is slid out of place, asindicated by arrow 5, after which another glass can be readily slippedinto the rails F G of the upper sash. The rail F or F and the rail G orE are rounded at the meeting portions of the ends, which are pivotedtogether for the purpose of facilitating the opening and closingmovements of the swinging rails.

The various rails are grooved or recessed for the insertion or slidingof the glass, and said grooves are provided with cushioning material M,such as felt, plush, cloth, or rubber, whereby the glass is eased.

The bottoms of the sashes at the outside are beveled or inclined, as atN, so that the water or rain will readily run oif and the effects of theweather withstood. When the cushioning material rests against a side ofthe glass, I prefer to have such cushion on the inside of said glass, asthe pressure from the outside, as in case of a wind-storm, will thenpress the glass against the cushion.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

A window-sash composed of the side rails F F and end rails E G, one ofsaid end rails being hinged at one end to a side rail and havingitsother end detachably secured tov HERMON A. HOWE.

"Witnesses:

MILoN DAVIDSON, ARTHUR G. WARREN.

